American Journal of Roentgenology · 1998 · 337 citations · 0 references
MedicineInternal MedicinePathologyAutoimmunityGastroenterologyAutoimmune Disease DiagnosticsAutoimmune Disease PathogenesisAutoimmune DiseasesPancreatic DiseasesPancreatic DisordersPancreatic PathologyHistopathology Of Autoimmune LesionsNecrotizing PancreatitisPancreatic Disease ImagingPancreatic Duct LesionsPancreatic Lesion EvaluationPancreatic Mass ImagingPancreatic PseudocystPancreatobiliary Disorders
OBJECTIVE: Our goal was to elucidate the CT and MR imaging characteristics in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis, which is a reversible chronic pancreatitis with an autoimmune cause. CONCLUSION: On CT and MR imaging, a capsulelike rim, which is thought to correspond to an inflammatory process involving peripancreatic tissues, appears to be a characteristic finding of autoimmune pancreatitis. Also, diffuse pancreatic enlargement along with hypointensity on T1-weighted MR images and delayed enhancement on dynamic CT and MR studies are other features of this disorder.